Current students and Badger alumni came out for UW–Madison’s 2018 Multicultural Homecoming events from Oct. 17 to Oct. 20. Guests of the Multicultural Homecoming Committee included alumni renowned choreographer and producer Frank Gatson Jr. (’80); …
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DIP Raffle Winner- Michelle Navarro
Congratulations to Michelle Navarro! Michelle submitted an initiative on the behalf of the Multicultural Student Center called the Professional Development Series. The Professional Development Series is a program that’s dedicated to preparing students to enter …
Leadership Summit coming Oct. 18-19 to Ho-Chunk Convention Center
Madison365 and The Ho-Chunk Nation invite you to join Wisconsin’s most influential leaders of color in business, government, education and the nonprofit sector for two days of discussion, networking, professional development and planning for the …
DIP Raffle Winner- Lori Egan
Congratulations to Lori Egan! Lori submitted an initiative regarding the WUD Alternative Breaks program. The Alternative Breaks program provides students access to various volunteering opportunities, service trips, and the chance to serve in a diverse …
FIRST PERSON: Alnisa Allgood
When Alnisa Allgood moved to Madison in 1991, she didn’t have much of a plan. She had studied chemical engineering at Penn State University on an Air Force ROTC scholarship, expecting to serve. But then …
New User-Friendly DIP Updates
We’ve made a few changes to DIP! With the new updates, you now have the ability to copy existing initiatives (initiative type, department, tags, target population, etc.), so it’s much easier to input information for …
Dr. Dipesh Navsaria: Mutual trust and respect key to Wisconsin Idea
By Dr. Dipesh Navsaria As I write this, I am on my 12th year of an annual visit to the Tribal Health Center of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin with a team of …
Elementary and middle-school-aged girls show off their Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills
The room is full of fourth-to-sixth-grade girls talking, laughing and programming on laptops. The big day is just around the corner, and they are putting the finishing touches on the projects they have worked on …
Two new cultural center startup spaces to open this fall
By Doug Erickson Michelle Navarro, left, Riley Tsang, center, and Alondra Avitia are among the UW–Madison students whose hard work and passion have led to the creation of two new cultural center startup spaces at the …
Ria Thundercloud Tells of Her Love for Dance, Native Perceptions in “Glamour” Magazine
Ria Thundercloud recently gained national and international attention for her expressive style of dance. A feature article on Ria was published in the June/July issue of Glamour magazine, a magazine that highlights women’s fashion and …
Parental Support Key to Student Success
Family emotional support for low-income first-year students is free, and a new study shows that it has a greater impact on student outcomes than family financial support. Emotional support from family is essential to outcomes …
Q&A: UW grad Miona Short sees poetry in the stars, possibilities in a startup
If you didn’t know that Miona Grae Short was an astronomer, her Facebook profile photo — a selfie with celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson — might clue you in. And in May, Short became the first black …
DIP Raffle Winner–Annette McDaniel
Congrats to Annette McDaniel! Her submitted initiative regarding the School of Human Ecology’s EcoWell. EcoWell is a multifaceted mission to be proactive, responsive, and social justice oriented in service of those who need it. Annette’s …
DIP Raffle Giveaway– Julie A Wood
Congratulations to this weeks DIP raffle winner Julie A. Wood! The Diversity Inventory Program (DIP) is an index of all of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s diversity efforts. Without campus and community partners submitting their diversity …
DIP Raffle Giveaway Winner– Sa Seng Xiong
Congrats to Sa Seng Xiong on winning the weekly Diversity Inventory Project raffle with their initiative about the College Access Program. CAPS is a summer readiness program geared towards youth from underrepresented backgrounds to help …
Social justice organizer and soul food chef Devon Hamilton is grillin’ for the people
Folks who come by Devon Hamilton’s house are going to get fed, in more ways than one. Hamilton (@grillin4thepeople on Instagram) likes to host big, open cookouts with no agenda other than a chance for folks …
OPINION: Creating safe spaces for LGBTQ people of color
Written by Patrick Farabaugh “Why do they have to talk about that here?” “That” was referring to the Black Lives Matter movement, and “they” referred to GSAFE, an organization that advocates for inclusive and safe schools. …
Madison’s First-Ever LunART Festival Will Showcase 40 International Women Artists, including First Wave Alumna Zhalarina H. Sanders
The first-ever LunART Festival will be held in Madison on June 28-30, with the mission to support, inspire, promote, and celebrate women in the arts through public performances, exhibitions, workshops, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The …
Neshkoro, Wisconsin, native is featured in a J.Crew ad campaign celebrating LGBTQ Pride month
A younger Sam Broekema had no idea he’d someday be living in New York City, working for InStyle magazine and getting married to the man he loves. Broekema grew up in Neshkoro, Wisconsin, a town …
“Conversations About Racism in Queer Communities” Raising Awareness, Starting Important Conversations
Racism exists in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities, just as it does most everywhere else. It’s not an easy thing to talk about … so people often don’t. But for a little over …